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Dozens of media associations call on EU to suspend treaty with Israel

A poster of Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah, who was killed when an Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists on 13 October, 2023. His camera and tripod were displayed during a press conference by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, 7 December, 2023. AP - Bilal Hussein

Some 60 media and rights organisations on Monday urged the European Union to suspend a co-operation accord with Israel and impose sanctions, accusing it of "massacring journalists" in Gaza.

"In response to the unprecedented number of journalists killed and other repeated press freedom violations by the Israeli authorities since the start of the war with Hamas, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 59 other organisations are calling on the European Union to suspend its Association Agreement with Israel and to adopt targeted sanctions against those responsible", the groups said in a joint statement.

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